[Differential diagnosis of arterial hypertension at a city polyclinic with mass population screening].

The paper discusses the problems of differential diagnosis between varying types of arterial hypertension detected during mass screening of the population. Randomized examination was made in 45% of male population aged 40-59 years. Arterial hypertension was observed in 26.3% of the examinee; 24.5% showed a rise in the arterial pressure for the first time. The methods of investigation available at the city polyclinic allowed the authors to diagnose hypertension in 85.2% of the patients. The results of isotope renography included into the complex of the study enabled them to determine the indications for the method to be used in mass screening of the population for revealing arterial hypertension.